Verrières Viaduct

#2133 among destinations in France

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The Verrières Viaduct is a curved 720-metre concrete autoroute box girder bridge in the south of France, which at one point was briefly the highest bridge in France; it is almost 500 feet tall. ()

Local name: Viaduc de Verrières Opened: 2002 (22 years ago)Length: 2362 ftWidth: 77 ftHeight: 463 ftCoordinates: 44°11'51"N, 3°3'56"E

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OccitanieFrance

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Verrières Viaduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Peyrelade, Micropolis, Compeyre, Musée mémoire de la vie rurale.

4.1 miE
View point, Forts and castles
Château de Peyrelade, Rivière-sur-Tarn
105 min walk • The Château de Peyrelade is a ruined castle in the commune of Rivière-sur-Tarn in the Aveyron département of France. The name is derived from the occitan "Pèira Lada", meaning wide rock; an accurate description of the site. Objects found on the site suggest it was inhabited in prehistoric times.
4 miW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Science museum
Micropolis, Saint-Léons
102 min walk • Micropolis, la cité des insectes is situated in the Lévézou region of France, at Saint-Léons, near Millau. Micropolis is a museum dedicated to entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and inspired by the film, Microcosmos.
3.1 miSE
Area
Compeyre, Aguessac
79 min walk • Compeyre is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
5.8 miSW
History museum, Museum, Forts and castles
Musée mémoire de la vie rurale, Saint-Beauzély
148 min walk • The castle of Saint Beauzély, is a fortified castle dating back to the twelfth century refurbished in the late sixteenth century, located on the town of Saint-Beauzély eponymous, in the department of Aveyron.
2.3 miE
44°11'36"N • 3°6'40"E
Château de Lugagnac, Rivière-sur-Tarn
58 min walk • Forts and castles
3.9 miE
Church
Ancienne église Saint-Martin, Rivière-sur-Tarn
100 min walk • The church of Saint-Martin de Pinet is located in France in the commune of La Cresse, in the department of Aveyron, in the Occitanie region.
3.3 miSE
Memorial
War Memorial, Aguessac
84 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
5.8 miSW
Memorial
War Memorial, Saint-Beauzély
148 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.